Even if the country remained committed to long-term coal-fired energy in a world rapidly transforming to green energy, it would have difficulty finding investors to build the infrastructure...
Nicci Botha 17 May 2019
Africa is home to 30% of the world's mineral reserves. The irony is that a continent that is so rich in minerals is home of the world's poorest people...
Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019
Technology will breathe new life into an old mine when Syama gold mine in south Mali is becomes the first fully-automated mine in the world...
Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019
The governmental mismanagement of the past nine years has impacted on the mining industry. But what would happen if the sector grows?
Nicci Botha 5 Feb 2019
The new year brings a new set of dynamics and challenges set to influence the future of the energy industry, from presidential elections to megaprojects developments, amidst intensifying international competition...
NJ Ayuk 21 Jan 2019
Africa Oil Week held in Cape Town recently was a veritable who's who of oil and gas players on the continent. A ministerial panel gave insight into the aspirations of some of the countries...
Nicci Botha 12 Nov 2018
Years of civil war has seen Sudan's lucrative oil industry shrink to virtually nothing...
Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2018
South Africa's much mooted seventh refinery is on the way...
Nicci Botha 7 Nov 2018
The recent changes in leadership in Angola, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe bode well for investment, and junior miners need to take advantage of the new status quo...
Danette Breitenbach 12 Jun 2018
Manufacturing Indaba 2018 promises to be bigger and more innovative than ever before, providing the broader manufacturing industry with a roadmap and the connections to unlock their growth potential and deliver accelerated GDP growth...
Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018
Design Indaba showcased the work of Leroy Mawasaru, a Kenyan teenager who is changing the world and showing how Afrofuturism can unfold for the continent...
Louise Marsland 26 Feb 2018
While access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all will usher in economic growth and job creation on the continent, energy projects in Africa lack sufficient access to financing sources...
Danette Breitenbach 22 Feb 2018
Nigeria-based oil and energy conglomerate Aiteo is creating a new paradigm for the oil industry in Africa. The company recently made news for its successful purchase of OML 29, a massive onshore oil block license, which will drastically increase its output...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 5 Oct 2017
The business case for transforming waste to address critical energy shortages is mounting...
Webb Meko 8 Aug 2017
Through The Sun Exchange, anyone can go solar and start building wealth powered by sunlight. It allows for collaborative solar finance using blockchain...
Ilse van den Berg 11 Jul 2017
Thabang Mabapa's Selokong Sa Dimelana project grows castor seed crops for the commercial production of castor seed oil as an alternative biofuel. We wanted to find out a bit more about this inspiring young entrepreneur...
Cari Coetzee 22 Jun 2017
While the road ahead may still present significant challenges, some of Africa's most long-standing internal trade barriers are beginning to show signs of falling. We interview David Williams, Maersk Line Africa chief executive and global head of Safmarine to find out more...
Ilse van den Berg 30 May 2017
Marius Oosthuizen, a lecturer in strategic foresight at GIBS, unpacked some of the trends shaping the future of utilities...
Sindy Peters 23 May 2017
When electricity reaches Zambia through the solar market, we could see a dramatic decrease in poverty and a surge in creative entrepreneurs contributing to a thriving economy...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 19 Apr 2017
If you consider yourself an entrepreneur or an inventor designing products that require a motor, one of the simplest ways to make your product energy efficient is to use a brushless motor...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 27 Mar 2017
Many in the business world are glad to see the back of 2016, but one month into 2017 and not much has changed. This is because what we are experiencing is not just a bump in the road; we are living in an inflection point in history where all the rules are being rewritten...
Danette Breitenbach 3 Feb 2017
The Sun Exchange is a digital currency, crowd-investing platform designed to fund solar energy in the developing world...
Nicci Botha 1 Sep 2016
To survive, the insurance industry needs to become much more innovative and Africa is the future for growth, particularly in the energy sector...
Nicci Botha 4 Aug 2016
Southern Africa offer the best mining investment opportunities, where Botswana is the easiest place to do business, and West Africa has the easiest access...
Danette Breitenbach 17 Jun 2016
SN Power is painting Bujagali hydro as a poster child for a successful development scheme. Or is it just glossing over a rescue mission for an ailing facility?
Nicci Botha 30 May 2016
A while back, South Africa reeled in shock when a rand figure of trillions was mentioned in the same breath as nuclear power...
Nicci Botha 20 May 2016
Day 2 of African Utility Week looked at the cornerstones of sustainable development - energy, water and food security - and how they need to developed in unison to achieve the ambitious goals of COP21,,.
Nicci Botha 19 May 2016
A few years ago, alternative energy sources were a rich man's whimsy, but we are now living in the world of low-cost renewable energy...
Nicci Botha 18 May 2016
Electricity is integral if continent is to fulfil its ambitions of economic sustainability, and this requires collaboration and innovation that are uniquely African...
Nicci Botha 18 May 2016
Coverage of the rest of Africa in our media provides an interesting gauge of our relationship with the continent since our borders opened up 20 years ago...
Anton Harber 5 Dec 2014
